A DRUMMING workshop led by Moses Ekebuisi is taking place on Thursday, March 23, as part of the Creative Streets Bradford programme.He will be leading the free workshop, at Wild Woods in Darley Street, which starts at 6pm, where people can play and dance
BRADFORD’S Asian communities have been asked to come forward with memories and mementos of Partition for an upcoming city centre exhibition.Peace After Partition will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the massive changes that led to Pakistan becoming
A BRADFORD primary school is set to benefit from an additional classroom after expansion plans were approved. Bradford Council has given permission for an extension to be built at All Saints’ Church of England Primary School in Little Horton Green. The
A CHARITY set up by Bradford City goalkeeper Colin Doyle will hold a ball. Liam’s Smiles Charity Ball will take place on Saturday, April 1, at Valley Parade, from 7pm. Liam’s Smiles was set up by Mr Doyle after his son Liam contracted meningitis aged
A SOUTH Craven library will become community-managed next month.The Cross Hills site is among 21 across North Yorkshire being taken over by volunteers, with support from the county council.Nine libraries are already community-run.The move comes amid massive
WEST Yorkshire Police say they are continuing to try and establish the motives for two firebomb attacks on a takeaway in the city which they are treating as linked. The incidents occured two weeks apart, on March 6 and 20, at Raja's Appetisers
CUSTOMERS with Jet2 are among airline passengers travelling to the UK from six countries in the Middle East and north Africa who are to be banned from carrying laptops and other large electronic devices as cabin luggage, Downing Street has announced.
WORKERS at three rail operators are to stage a fresh 24-hour strike on the day of the Grand National in bitter disputes over staffing and the role of conductors. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union at Arriva Trains North - which trades
PLANS to transform a church into a community hub will be discussed at a public meeting this weekend.As part of the proposals – at St Peter's, Cross Hills – it is also intended to sell the Sunday School hall, which could be converted into flats or
HEADWAY Bradford is to host its annual general meeting on Tuesday, April 11. Members of the charity, which supports people whose lives have been affected by brain injuries, will gather at the Kirkgate Centre in Shipley from 10.30am to midday. The group
A LABOUR MP was moved to tears as she paid tribute to Jo Cox and urged MPs to unite and end discrimination.A visibly emotional Dawn Butler said MPs "must unite together in one voice and build bridges, not walls" as she paid tribute to her friend
PRIZES have been awarded to winners at Keighley's record-breaking annual model railway show.About 2,000 visitors converged on University Academy Keighley (UAK) for the event, organised by Keighley Model Railway Club.The Maurice Bramley Shield for
June 2014: Then-Chancellor George Osborne calls for a “third high speed railway for Britain”, linking Leeds and Manchester, sparking the beginnings of a campaign to get Bradford included on the route;March 2015: Transport for the North sets out its vision
PEOPLE who took part in a series of lunchtime tree walks designed to introduce locals and visitors to Keighley's Devonshire Park have been invited to a meeting in Highfield.The Friends of Devonshire Park, which has now finished organising its first
POLICE were continuing to question three suspected burglars yesterday following their arrests in a rooftop stand-off. The three men - whom officers have now confirmed were aged 20, 17 and 17 - were taken into custody after spending around
TWO of the biggest names in professional darts are coming to Bradford later this year for an evening of sport and entertainment.Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor and Gary ‘The Flying Scotsman’ Anderson, will be at the Richard Dunn Sports Centre in Odsal on Thursday
A NEW ‘scores on the doors’-style star rating system will soon show passengers how polluting their bus is.All buses in West Yorkshire are to get a rating out of five, reflecting their impact on the environment. Eco Stars is a free, voluntary scheme which
A UNIQUE memorial concert is being held in honour of two climbers from Bradford who were killed on Ben Nevis. Tim Newton, 27, and Rachel Slater, 24, died after being caught in an avalanche on Britain’s highest peak, in the Scottish Highlands, on Valentine
AROUND 120 UK troops have arrived in Estonia as part of one of the biggest British deploy-ments to Eastern Europe in decades. Soldiers arrived at Amari airbase last week.They were welcomed by Estonia’s Defence Minister, having flown from RAF Brize Norton
SHIPLEY MP Philip Davies has called for the Government to stop the early release of prisoners who attack staff while behind bars. He said staff safety must be prioritised as numbers of assaults continue to rise but the extra jail time for those who assaulted
A BRADFORD nursery has maintained its “good” rating after a recent Ofsted inspection.Princeville Pre School, based at Princeville Primary on Willowfield Street, was judged good in every category following the inspection last month.The inspection report
A HISTORIC band saved from closure last month is giving a concert in its home town.Silsden Town Band, whose roots date back to the 1840s, was under threat following the loss of several key players and its musical director.But a new supremo, Gordon Eddison
A FUNERAL service which was set up by a former doctor less than a year ago has been named as one of the best in the country.Full Circle Funerals in Guiseley has become the first funeral service operating in the Wharfedale, Harrogate, Leeds and Bradford
BRADFORD District Care NHS Foundation Trust has announced the reappointment of Rob Vincent as a non-executive director on the Trust Board. Mr Vincent has been re-appointed for a second term, having first taken up the post in 2013. He has experience of
FIVE GCSE students have beaten off national competition to take part in prestigious summer schools hosted by Russell Group universities. The contest was targeted at Year 11 students who could demonstrate high academic ability, a wide range of skills and
THE Ivegate entrance to the Sunbridge Wells undergrounds bar and shop development could soon undergo an upgrade. Owner Graham Hall has applied for permission to install a canopy made of metal and glass, "to protect the access stairs from the elements
A RECORD 36 men’s and women’s teams will compete in this year's Tour de Yorkshire – up from 33 in 2016.For the first time the number of women’s and men’s teams taking part will be the same for the prestigious event.Welcome to Yorkshire chief executive
JOE Sagar could not match his finishing time of 2016 but still won the Epilepsy Action Bradford 10k for a second successive year.The 22-year-old Spenborough & District Athletics Club member from Cleckheaton clocked 33min 13sec this year compared to 32min
A FIRST World War heritage project will be outlined at a public event on Friday (Mar 24).A talk is being given about the lottery-funded Farnhill World War 1 Volunteers Project, which is researching the lives of village men who volunteered to serve in
A MAN has been given a restraining order for harassing a former colleague after a dispute over Bingley Music Live.Joel Young, 30, who had DJ’d at the Myrtle Park Festival for several years, admitted making 65 calls to Lee O’Hanlon, a former booker for
BRADFORD Park Avenue hope to attract a bumper crowd for Saturday's National League North relegation battle with Altrincham after slashing the prices.Adult admission has been reduced from £11 to £6 and senior citizens from £7 to £3. Students and under
PLANS for ten new apartments and flats in the Greengates area of Bradford have been refused. The development would have seen eight flats with at least four bedrooms and two studio apartments built on vacant land to the east of Brunswick Road. The proposal
ALMOST £10,000 in cash seized as part of a drug deal in Bradford has been forfeited to the courts, police have confirmed. A sum of £9,455 was originally recovered while officers were investigating a suspected drugs deal in the city. On February
RAPIDLY expanding junior football club Phoenix urgently need extra volunteers. The Huddersfield & District Junior League club, whose home turf is the University of Bradford 3G pitch at Laisteridge Lane, were only formed last year but already
SUTTON choir the KVU Singers will perform Giacomo Puccini’s sacred composition Messa di Gloria for their spring concert.They will be joined by soloists Terence Ayebare, baritone, and Adam Temple Smith, tenor, with Robert Sudall playing the organ under
Greengates Primary School has been awarded a prestigious platinum award by the Woodland Trust for getting involved in green activities.Activities in the Forest School area included looking at the woodland from different perspectives, sharing woodland
BRADFORD City Women’s luck was out on Sunday as they fell to a 2-1 defeat at Nottingham Forest in the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division.Charlotte Broad’s last minute winner was tough to take for a City side who played the final 20 minutes
SOME of the emergency defibrillators installed in Keighley parish as part of a potentially live-saving scheme have already been used.Keighley town councillor Ian Dermondy, who launched the scheme to have the publicly useable defibrillators located around
MORE than £9,000 has been raised at the Airedale Shopping Centre over the last eleven and-a-half months to help a children's hospice.The centre's target to collect a total of £10,000 in support of Martin House is now in sight, and its staff hope
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SIR - Humankind’s capacity for stupidity and shortsightedness continues to know no bounds. The Alfred Wagener Institute for Polar and Marine Research has revealed that five giant ‘islands’ of plastic debris are currently floating around the Pacific
SIR - In response to Brian Holmans letter (March 17) regarding Tony Blair. Yes, there are mixed points to consider, being leader of a party that is a very ‘broad church’ he had to put forward the agendas of his party, as well as the country which had
SIR - I am tired of the intellectual dishonesty of the Brexit Brigade who repeatedly assert that “the country voted clearly to leave the E.U.”. To remind readers, the vote was 52 per cent - 48 per cent, more a case of very fine margins rather than
SIR - For over a full year the T&A letters page readers have endured endless missives from two former Lib/Dem Bradford Metro Councillors who wholeheartedly supported the Remain campaign before the decisive vote last June, and now demand to have
SIR – In T&A letters March 13, David Bowe states that it is important that people know the ‘facts’ (dictionary definition, truth) about what is to happen to the UK on leaving the EU and I’m sure he means well. However, how can anyone know the
A PUSH for tougher rules to ensure members of larger councils represent their communities properly has overcome its first hurdle.Keighley town councillor Michael Westerman is arguing in favour of a change to the so-called "six-month rule".This
SIR - I would be delighted if one of your regular correspondents on the ‘leave’ side of the debate would answer a simple question. How do you think that we will fare in securing a deal to operate within the single market, without being a member, that
SIR - Madame May says Scots cannot be expected to vote on Independence without knowing the outcome of the Brexit negotiations. “Brexit means Brexit” means that we will leave come what May. Another word for Brexit appears to be “hypocrisy” -
IS IT just me or does Brexit seem to be turning into a modern-day plague? Of course, Grexit never actually happened (courtesy of the European Central Bank) and, thankfully, last week the Dutch came to their senses and threw out the challenge of the anti-EU
A TENNIS coaching session based in Bradford has won a national award.Shapla Sports Initiative picked up the special achievement award at the British Ethnic Diversity Sports Awards (BEDSAs).It holds sessions every fortnight at the BEAP Community Sports
BRADFORD politicians have been reacting to the news that prominent Northern Irish politician Martin McGuinness has died aged 66.A former IRA leader, McGuinness went on to become a leading Sinn Fein politician, and served as deputy First Minister of Northern
A MAN aged 38 has been spared an immediate jail sentence for twice attacking his wife after the judge heard that she did not want him to go to prison.Muhammed Sadaqat carried out sustained assaults on Aleema Bibi at the family home in Hopbine Avenue,
FORMER Bradford West MP George Galloway has thrown his hat into the ring to succeed Sir Gerald Kaufman as MP for Manchester Gorton. Mr Galloway - who was expelled from Labour in 2003 - will stand as an Independent candidate in the upcoming by-election
The following planning applications have been lodged with Bradford Council:Tong: retrospective application for change of use of part rear of first floor B1 offices to create four dwellings (live work) C3 use, former suite 3A Prospect House, 62 Tong Street
THEY say age is just a number - but that may be not so when you are seeking to further your career.According to research by ADP, part of the largest comprehensive global provider of cloud-based Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions, a fifth of employees
CAMPAIGNERS are uniting in a final push for a high-speed rail station in Bradford city centre, as a crucial decision nears. Business leaders, council bosses and school children gathered in City Park today to unveil a joint, cross-party campaign to
ROTARIANS have given a £1,000 boost to Manorlands.Members of the Bradford Bronte club have handed-over money raised through a festive collection at Woodbank Nurseries, Harden.They donned favourite Christmas jumpers and superhero capes and masks for the
SCHOOLS have been urged to sign up for a triathlon event held in Bradford.The Brownlee Foundation Trust Triathlon event will be held at Bradford Grammar School on Monday, May 22, between 9.30am and 2pm. Competitors, who will all be Key Stage 2 aged pupils
BRADFORD City football in the community department are running camps for youngsters during the Easter holiday.Sessions are taking place from April 10-13 at Woodhouse Grove School, Apperley Bridge (9am-3.30pm) and Marley playing fields in Keighley (10-
A BIRKENSHAW-based business is planning on expanding its base to create more office space.National Flexibles, based off Battlefield View, has been granted planning permission to build a two- storey extension to the building. According to the company the
TWO teams at the opposite end of the footballing spectrum – Alpha United under-14s and NBK-Fairbank United over-35s – have qualified for the regional finals of the FA People's Cup.Alpha United, who have already been recognised by the FA for their
A DINNER to mark the 70th anniversary of Pakistan’s independence will be held in Bradford.The Pakistan Club: Pakistan Day dinner will take place this Friday at the Aagrah Midpoint at Thornbury.The event will be attended by the Deputy Lord Mayor of Bradford
STEVE Patterson believes an increase in top-order runs will be key to Yorkshire's hopes of regaining the County Championship title this summer.The Headingley outfit were unable to claim a hat-trick of crowns last year, with only Alex Lees and Adam
INNOVATIVE thinking is needed more than ever to help our under pressure NHS. And a prime example of that is the Home From Hospital scheme which supports elderly and vulnerable people after they return home from stays in the district's hospitals
THE University of Bradford has pledged to strengthen links with a local school, and help raise aspirations of its pupils.University Academy Keighley is sponsored by the university, but last year it was announced that Wakefield City Academy Trust would
SPRING snowfall is reportedly causing problems on roads in some parts of the Bradford district this morning. Poor driving conditions are being reported in areas such as Bingley, Eldwick, and the Keighley area. Some buses, including services
"I SPENT the day sitting in his bedroom, crying. Then I decided to write him a letter.”Urfana Ayub recalls the day she started writing to her beloved son, Adam. It was the fifth anniversary of his death, and she was overwhelmed with grief.“I wrote
A HOUSE has suffered smoke damage after its TV aerial was thought to have been struck by lightning last night. Fire crews from Bingley and Shipley were called to an address on Sandy Lane in the Cottingley area at around 10.30pm. The living
ANYONE who has seen at firsthand the work of Marie Curie nurses and other hospice staff will know what a difference it can make to end of life care.But the charity offers so much more than medical and practical care. A range of services, including manicures
GARY Ballance wants to finish his career with Yorkshire after signing a two-year contract extension to remain at Headingley until the end of 2019.The county's new captain has extended his current deal, and he follows the likes of Jack Brooks and Steve
KINGSTONE Press National Conference Division Three new boys West Bowling showed they are going to be a force to be reckoned with this term with a 44-26 win against previously unbeaten Dewsbury Moor Maroons.Bowling entered the fray as underdogs at Emsleys
THE growing threat of hackers to big business has led to a major expansion at a Bradford-based cyber-security firm.On Friday, the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Bradford, Geoff and Chris Reid, joined education pioneer Sir John Lewis OBE to officially
QUIXOTE'S efforts in Britain could only really be described as average at best so far – but all that can change with victory as today's nap selection in the sunbets.co.uk Handicap at Southwell.The German-bred seven-year-old has plied his trade
GUISELEY face yet another tough journey and a stern test in the Vanarama National League as they head to promotion hopefuls Gateshead tonight. The Lions stretched their unbeaten league run to four games at the weekend when they battled to a goalless
BULLS star debutant Evan Hodgson says he will be "chuffed either way" as he waits to find out if he will return to the under-19s or remain with the first team this week. The Academy side face deadly rivals Leeds Rhinos on Thursday (7pm), while
JAMES Meredith intends to pick up his game again after earning the plaudits in League One's team of the year.The left back was City's sole nomination in the pick of the division's most consistent players announced by the English Football League
IT WAS no more than an off-the-cuff remark from Stuart McCall. The Bantams boss jokingly asked Josh Cullen if he fancied playing twice next weekend. He didn’t seriously expect the midfielder to turn round and reply: “I’m up for that.” We will
KEEN hikers and fundraisers are being encouraged to sign up for a charity challenge later this year for the Danny Jones Defibrillator Fund. Lizzie Jones is leading a group of the charity’s supporters, including some famous faces, to take on the
BRADFORD’S Asian communities have been asked to come forward with memories and mementos of Partition for an upcoming city centre exhibition.Peace After Partition will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the massive changes that led to Pakistan becoming
BRADFORD’S Big Screen is to become a green screen for a year, with members of the public invited to show off their images of the district’s natural wonders. Keen photographers and filmmakers are being challenged to capture the beauty of local
A MANOR house, previously owned by a businessman who jumped to his death from its tower, is being sold off. Whinburn Hall in Hollins Lane, Utley, Keighley, is being marketed for £1,250,000. The hall was owned by 42-year-old James
A POTENTIAL new drug to tackle a highly aggressive type of breast cancer has been discovered by a Bradford researcher.Professor Mohamed El-Tanani from the University of Bradford’s Institute for Cancer Therapeutics has also developed a way of delivering
A BRADFORD school in special measures and deemed “below standards” has started working with an academy chain to turn around its performance. But despite working with Leeds based Gorse Academies Trust for the next 18 months, Hanson School
THE opening of a new £4.5 million fire station in Shipley has moved another step closer with demolition dates for the two sites it is replacing now confirmed. West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) has applied to Bradford Council for permission
A SCHEME supporting elderly and vulnerable people across the district as they readjust to home life after hospital, is being hailed a success. Home from Hospital (HFH), which is run by Shipley-based charity Carers’ Resource, is going from strength-to-strength
A DRUG dealer has been told by Bradford’s top judge that he must have been “living on the planet Zog” if he did not expect to be locked up for peddling heroin and crack cocaine in the city. Idrees Hussain, 20, was sentenced to two years' detention
